CM043

Llech Ciste Standing Stone  

 

Designated  

Carmarthenshire  

Llanegwad  

251428  

228335  

Religious, Ritual and Funerary  

Standing Stone  

Prehistoric  

The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument. The monument comprises the remains of a white quartz standing stone, which probably dates to the Bronze Age (c. 2300 - 800 BC) and which stands near seeps or springs in a field sloping towards the Goleu Valley. The standing stone is semi-recumbent, now leaning towards the east. It measures 2.3m in height, 1 by 1m at the base and is sub-rectangular in section with an irregular pointed tip The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric burial and ritual practices. It is an important relic of a prehistoric funerary and ritual landscape and retains significant archaeological potential. There is a strong probability of the presence of intact burial or ritual deposits, together with environmental and structural evidence. Standing stones are often part of a larger cluster of monuments and their importance can further enhanced by their group value. The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.